Formula for an AA Meeting in the East
June 1961
By:
Anonymous
First in a series reporting some regional differences that produce the same result--sobriety
The Best Day of My Life
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Tracy A.
| Toronto, Ontario
Step up and speak in front of 3000 people at the Ontario Regional AA Conference? Are you kidding?
Good Times at Washington Square
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Elaine G.
| New York, New York
At 62 she stumbled into a lunch meeting in New York City and had no idea how much her life would change
LGBTQ: Becoming A Member of AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mike P.
| Lakebay, Wash.
He thought he’d be rejected when he walked into his first meeting
Rocketed
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Katana R.
| Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
How on earth would she ever have fun again without alcohol? Little did she know her life was just taking off
First Kiss
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Anonymous
A man struggling in sobriety finds God in a chance meeting
Before and After
March 2014
By:
—John N.
| Novi, Michigan
Until he came into AA, you couldn't trust him with a bag of marbles
Are AAs More Responsible?
February 1982
By:
C. B.
| Santa Maria, California
Or are we simply doing what others have been doing all along?
When You Hit the Streets--Call AA
July 1981
By:
E. M.
| Santa Barbara, California
In this section, six AAs tell us how it works, inside and outside
I like Myself
November 1971
By:
B. C.
| Yonkers, New York
We have to learn to forgive ourselves if we are to be useful to ourselves and others - Essence of AA
Faith Regained
September 1964
By:
V. W.
| Boulder Creek, California
How an ex-clergyman found a road back to belief through the AA program
Across the Editor's Desk
March 1954
We Are Two People
October 1953
By:
R. W.
| Daytona Beach, Florida
Do alcoholics have a "wet subconscious"?